The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-25


Tho two westernmost islands OF the Sand
vich eroup are known by various namea The
English sailors call them "Ths Twins" the
American aailor calls them Punch and
Judy" They are down ON the English sailing
charts Of few years ago A. "Tne Big and
Littie Cannlbals." with . note OF warning that
all boAts sent on shore ,should be armed. rs
tho natives arc treaeherous lot and eat
human dcsh.
In tho rear 1875 I took o frst mates berth
out OF San Francisco on the brig Harry Loo.
she having boon cold 70 parties In Honolulu.
and the owners having engaged TO deliver her
there. We had no trouble In shipping good
Grew. and better weatherI never saw until We
were within two days run Of our port. Then
We got gale which dismAsted US and swept
two men overheard; and whom We finally
brought up II was under tho lee Of
the Big Csnnibal. In o sheltered bay.
with masts and sails gone. bulwarks
OF. and the brig leaking 90 that We had to take
We hsd P not been able to secure 40 observation
We had fallen in with one Of the Sandwich
group. none Of US had ever seen this particular
island before. Bur for the help Of very pow
being hurled upon the weather side OF the
island not Q man of.us would have lived to tell
sns %STed
our anchors found good holding ground and
brought US up In safety. ,,
hal half a mile Of tho shore. and had seen people
s In Ind Sa Ss
say that they were our friends and 70 snco9r-
s " 70 se Of Giant heart 0 ..t s S S
ssp 1 Ssss e ana liz. n' W bad !. ssss ssS
Wssn tho Ss's sss had sono down sum-
eient to. warrant us In. lowering boat
sS SIS S.ss ss AND S Thss
cloudy and no observation could % taken. !
mfn nj SS a9SsI sns aag Do
scription: We had settled 4 that there was
no.hns to fear and snsip az, ,o no USb y
some Of the Island ports and secure us the ser
vices Of . steam craft.
lay pitching IS her anchor was tho mouth q
creek. and. eithoush there was . bar and the
sH sheas ass oh the
Of The NATIVES had Dess out to Sisis us Il
for native. while thsir little crafts win live In
3 sea which would roll . man-oi-w war rails I'M
noon, and I remembered that We had not
after dsyiiSht. There was no one in siFht
length and rounded, Thsre wore two native
boais there. but not 9 person in sight l
and, leaving two of the men to caro- for the
boat, took two Others, with me and set out to
S sS and ,ac e hs wss
We came to the village. We had scarcely caught
ses eds and three minutes later 1srs
rounded BY ahundred dusky people. ! sntici;
end % e. seo Se ssn
wers not lot abo1e I sss Of six middie.assd mon.
soon IS they saw that We we're not armed We
xe.e seized, dung down, and tied hand IAN. and ID
%Sser. and aaee 81 Is. sndefs
/ soon learned We were on Biz Cannibal Island.
the p9o as s q he FEAST beo1e ths% f At
tempted to say something. but the noise Of
q e
yhen thrust into 81 empty ~. turned on
wore damioandea e hesr me nsine sSe dialect.
and at once exhibited . more friendly de-
esSoIs. and s6sn sSs ais 10. shes lssrs s sSs
had too large crew for them to attaek. They
70
coming ashore, but they az once gave. me 70
Se lar sssssr es tSsm a lie 1 Sre vs.. to dive
ashore. offered a. high as $500 In gold II
s. q
course ss s1eses With the smaller island. sSiD
ter o. ve9esa6les, but tho natives Kept out Of
sishf and would Do NO trading with b The sail
ers they replied that Upward nd Of forty ss men
Sere at tho smaller island. where wreck had
@ss SS%. dss but
s1.7;I E ;da d you propose to do with US ?"
.hsy fsstensd Ss door, aoo and III ds s sone
II seemed %ote than likely; Why they had
ea
rather surprised and. ratified thssm. When they
ssss %
hs an hoqF this
they supposed they we're being Invited to 3
my them aa to soi the ssse nAa
:, TO be honest with the reader. I did not be-
s. aaa
ess ss .. Ssa 9, %fs INNS
sao9 jets sesI Fey %sS fSs
pirates and wreckers. but they certainly could
aS coud not Seiisse shsn WHO
lately been pubhsheo oil over the country:
sAs FRAycsoo. Sept Authorization 10 received shss
Of the outlying isianda OF the Sandwich xroup
massacre OF three boakmen belonging the schooner
Nay Anderson e LATELY made by natives under eIeep
severely wounded to render them helpless tied hand
and foot and than taken In canoes over TO another
island and trsdsd Tor Pa he then finished
Iquieted the fears OF the sailor with mo By
affirming that the natives yet hoped to see the
brig come ashore, and BY holding us they
knew they would weaken the crew and render
they gave US very liberal meal. and from
what outside words could catch mp / gather
ed that messengers had been sent on 70 bring
the villagers home to attsck the brig. They
rived when couple OF guards came and con-
Quoted mo 70 tho head man Or chief He was
o short. stout. ugly looking fellow. and saw
Eta z, Silence .hs. an The people seemed % fear
speak the dialect. and 10 sooner had come
into his presence than he shouted al me.
So you dare land on my island without first
seeking permissien. We shali see about that"
Bah, WHAT'S your Distress to met Am I
responsible ,becanse yen don't know how to
come from. andiWheIe Is she bound to!"